Every problem on earth can be solved by the liberal application of ordnance

"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life."

Philosophy is a very intuitive field of study, so I think one should be suspicious towards any sensor typings.

If he seems to have "beta values", could he be gamma NT for example?

If he's a Gamma NT it'd be ILI. I'd consider a beta NF before I'd consider LIE. Would Ni + Te or Demonstrative Ti lend itself to groups-based autocratic systematization as the central thesis of all his work?

His concept of The Political--that the essential organizing principle of society is the group distinction between friend/enemy delineated solely by the potential for existential conflict as defined and initiated by the sovereign--strikes me as antithetical "democratic" types or quadras. Or am I misunderstanding how aristocratic/democratic play out?

Beta ST 6w5 8w9 3w4 sx/so

Every problem on earth can be solved by the liberal application of ordnance

"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life."

His concept of The Political--that the essential organizing principle of society is the group distinction between friend/enemy delineated solely by the potential for existential conflict as defined and initiated by the sovereign--strikes me as antithetical "democratic" types or quadras. Or am I misunderstanding how aristocratic/democratic play out?

Ok, but do you really think that the quadra values of types always manifest themselves neatly in a thought-out, expressed philosophy. Aren't quadra values more expressed in spontaneous behaviour.

I know LSIs, for example, who very much express philantropy as their values. The quadra values is something I read between the lines.

Ok, but do you really think that the quadra values of types always manifest themselves neatly in a thought-out, expressed philosophy. Aren't quadra values more expressed in spontaneous behaviour.

I suspect particularly self-aware people might. What about the particular IEs, though. I know an ILI or two and while they can do Ti it makes them irritable and stressed, and they'd rather just get back to reading and citing things in a bibliography.

I know LSIs, for example, who very much express philantropy as their values. The quadra values is something I read between the lines.

I have no context of what they mean by "philanthropy" so I don't think I can say anything. Most people, especially those in homogeneous communities, project their social circles onto the rest of mankind, so really it might just be caring for your own with sloppy language.

Beta ST 6w5 8w9 3w4 sx/so

Every problem on earth can be solved by the liberal application of ordnance

"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life."

Every problem on earth can be solved by the liberal application of ordnance

"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life."

There are many sub-variants of the ESFP type. Some of them are intellectuals with excellent educational background.
You can find these people at high positions. e.g. ministers, prime ministers, head of secret service, head of fbi, lawyers, prosecutors, judges, investment advisors, university professors, doctors, diplomats, political commentators (like Stephen Colbert), CEOs ( like Jeff Bezos), writers etc.